Health

Coronavirus new: World ‘at a Decisive Point’ as WHO Warns Leaders to Act Quickly After Outbreak Spreads to More Countries Coronavirus’ spread has reached a “decisive point”, the World Health Organisation chief has said, as he urged governments to take “aggressive” action to prevent it. “Every country must be ready for its first case, its … Read more

7 Reasons to Heal and Travel in Malaysia Travelling abroad for medical treatments can be daunting.  And it doesn’t help that there’s always an ever-ready treatment-gone-wrong horror story waiting for you on the Internet. When planning to get treatment overseas, the most important decision you can make is picking a place that will keep you … Read more

The Prejudice Stemming From the Coronavirus Outbreak Isn’t New Caleb Kim made sure to follow his nurse’s orders. After catching the seasonal flu in late January, he stayed home—only leaving when his fever had broken for 24 hours without medication. Feeling better and faced with school work, Kim, a Korean American undergraduate student at Yale … Read more

Doctors Need to Change the Way They Treat Obesity We now know that obesity, a chronic disease that affects almost half of the United States population and contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, isn’t just about how much you weigh. A huge variety of factors, from physical and mental health to genetics and upbringing, all … Read more

Improving Your Baby’s Bone Health Starts in the Womb For February, we’re focusing on the body parts that shape us, oxygenate us, and power us as we take long walks on the beach. Bony bonafide bones. These skeletal building blocks inspire curiosity and spark fear in different folks—we hope our stories, covering everything from surgeries … Read more